On Monday, November 14th, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) met in Baltimore to begin day 1 of its national meeting…
Catholic bishops take aim at White House
Barack Obama
The geopolitical imperative?
Ritualistic evocations of "America" . . . and the deep-seated sense that somehow the United States is sacrosanct space—war, by…
Will Oprah Winfrey save us all?
Oprah Winfrey is the single most powerful woman in media. She presides over a multi-billion dollar empire as both mogul…
Ceding ground to propagandists
As I noted in August, one in five Americans mistakenly believes that President Obama is secretly a Muslim. Yet more…
Holy ground zero?
More than nine years (and a few weeks) have now passed since the events of 9/11, and as Religion in…
Jacoby: fixation on Obama’s religion is unprecedented and un-American
In her Washington Post opinion column, The Spirited Atheist, Susan Jacoby reflects upon the "billions of words" published in newspapers,…
Black crescent, white cross
By now, everyone has seen the Newsweek poll indicating that a majority of Republicans believes President Barack Obama sympathizes with…
Perceiving the President
A recent Pew Research poll indicates that an increasing percentage of Americans believe Barack Obama is a Muslim.
Religious freedom, wisdom, and Park51
As the mid-term electoral season enters its final months, the growing controversy over the construction of Park51, the now well-known…
Obama bears witness (to the past of a tricky phrase)
To “bear witness:” Obama’s phrase was widely quoted but not seriously analyzed. Some attacked (and some still attack) the President…